Liquid-flow controller.



No. 894.784. i PATENTED JULY 28, 1908.

i, S. VIVIAN, DEUD.

s. NIVIAN, ADMINISTRATRIX. LIQUID FLUW CONTROLLER.

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s. VIVIAN, ADMINISTRATRIX.

LIQUID ILOW CONTROLLER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.25, 1906.

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SARAH VIVIAN, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ADM'INISTRATRIX OF SIMON VIVIAN, DEOEASED.

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,No.894,7s4.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 28, 1908.

' 'Applieation :filed September, 25, 1906. Serial No. 336,129.

To all whom it mag/concern:

' Be it known that SIMON Viv-IAN, late a citizen of the United States, and a vresident of Cincinnati, in the 4county of Hamilton, State' of Ohio, but now deceased, did invent a certain new and useful Improvement in Liquid- Flow Controllers, of lwhich( the following is a specification'.

This invention relates to al1-improvement in apparatus for automatically controlling the rate of flow of aiiuid, a li uid, and the like from one reservoir to anot er, in which latter the fluid or liquid is under a lower head or pressure than in the first. The head of liquid in either reservoir. may fluctuate or -remain constant.

' The primary object of the invention is to lproduce an automatic liuid flow controller,

to control automatically the rate of flow of a fluid throu h an orifice, and maintain constant the ifference' of head caused by the orifice.

The essential elements of the invention com rise a valve for lan orifice through which the uid flows, in conjunction with a throttling valve, which latter co-act's with an auxiliary controlling valve device. The operations of the controlling and throttiing valve, depend upon the heads or pressures of the fluid, on the o posite sides of the orifice through which the iiuid flows.

In the accompanying-drawings, Figure v1 exemplifies a partial vertical axial section of the invention,'Fig. 2 shows a portion of Fig. 1 enlarged, Fig. 3 is a partial section of Fig. 2'

on the line 3, 3, Fig. 4 is a right hand side view' of Fig. 1, Fig. 5 represents a top plan view of Fig. 1, and Fig. 6 shows a partial section similar to Fig. 1 with a modification.

`The essential elements of the invention as shown in the` drawing comprise the valve body or casing 10, plunger throttling valve 11', sliding gate valve 12, auxiliary chamber 13, and the controlling valve 14. The valve body or casing 10 contains the inlet chamber 15, intermediate chamber 16 and loutlet chamber 26.

The chambers 15 and 16 are connected by the'ports 17 and 18, The plunger throttling valve 11 has formed therewith the tapering portions 19 andk 20. A cylinder.21 serves as `a guide for the upper end of the valve 11, and

ton, and is provided with the cup leather packing ring 24 and follower ring-25. ,The upper end of the valve 11 carries the pointer rod 27, that passes through a stuffing box 28 supported on the cylinder 21. A scale 29 extends from the cylinder 21 and engages with-the pointer 30 carried on the rod 27.

The intermediate chamber 16 and outlet chamber 26 are separated by the gate valve 12. The latter controls the area ofthe orifice 31 leading into the outlet chamber. The gate 'valve enters the intermediate chambero 16 and at its upper end is inclosed by the valve bonnet 32. The valve stem 33 of the valve 12 is threaded and engages with the threaded hand Wheel 34, which latter isl suppo ted on the valve yoke 35. The valve rod caies a'pointer 36, that engages with a scale 37 Iextending from the bonnet 32. The auxiliary chamber 13 is divided into the upper compartment 38 and lower compartment 39 by meansof the diaphragm 40, which latter carries the counter-Weight 41. From the said diaphragm/extends the valve rod 42, and to the latter is attached the controlling D valve 14. The compartment 39 is connected with the intermediate chamber 16 by means of the conduit 44, and the compartment 38 is` connectedwith the outlet chamber'26 by means of the conduit45.

The D valve 14 slides on the annular seats 46, 47 and 48 that are secured inthe valve chamber 49. Between the said annular seats are' formed the annular ports 50 and 51, and a bonnet 52 is fastened to the lowery end of the .valve chamber 49. Ports 53, 54 and '55 are formed in the valve 14. A conduit 56 leads from a source of hydraulic pressure into the port 50, a conduit 57 connects the Vport 51 with the lower end of the cylinder 22 under the piston end 23 ofthe throttling plunger valve 11, and a drain conduit 58 connects With thebonnet 52.1 An adjustable bolt 59 is securedin the bonnet 60 of the auxiliary 4 chamber 13, and an adjustable bolt 61 is se- 100 `passes through the ports 17, 18 and then 105 through the orifice 31, into' the outlet chamber 26. For any predetermined rate of How of the liquid from the inlet 15 to the outlet 26, the gate valve 12 is located to obtain the proper area for theorice 31. By virtue of 11o j is caused a pre etermined loss of head or through the controller increases, the area of' the orifice 31 remaining the same, then the pressure between the intermediate chamber 16 and outlet chamber 26. 'As the compartment 39 is -connectedwi'th the\chamber,16, and the compartment '38 is connected with the, chamber 26, the difference ofhead or pressure in thc compartments 38 and 39, equals the differencev of pressures 1n the chambers 16 andl26. The combined weifrhts of he valve 14, counterweight 41, and their intermediate appurtenances is made equal to this difference of pressure. The com artment 39 has the greater pressure, an the pressure in the compartment 38 with said combined weights maintainsv the dia hragm 40, in its normal condition of equi ibrium, when the proper and predetermined loss of head or pressure is secured for the liquid in the outlet chamber 26, Under these conditions the D valve 14 is suspended in its valve chamber, so that the ports 53, 54 and 55 are closed to all the ports leading to any of the conduits 56, 57 and 58.

lf for any reason, such as iiuctuations in head .in either reservoir, the rate of flow difference of pressures in the intermediate chamber 16 and the outlet 26, and consequently in compartments 38 and 39 increases, thereby raising the diaphragm 40 and the D valve 14. In this raised position, the Orts ofthe D valve connect the pressure con uit 56 with the conduit 57 leading to the under side of the piston end 23 of the plunger valve 11, thereby raising the latter and partially-'closing the orts 17 and 18. By the partialclosing of t e orts 17 and 18 the rate of flow of the liqui Ais gradually reduced, until the difference of pressures in the chambers 16 and.26 is such as to again maintain equilibrium in the auxiliary chamber, when the ports of D valve will again be closed to the conduits 56, 57 and 58. If the rate of iow through`the controller decreases, then the difference of pressures in the intermedi.,

ate chamber 16 and outlet chamber 26, and consequentl in the compartments 38 and 39 decreases, tiereby lowering the diaphragm 40 and the D valve 14. bn this lowered position the ports of the D valve connect the conduit 57 with the drain 58. Then the pressure under the piston end 23 of the pluner valve 11 is reduced, and the plunger falls y gravity, thereby gradually increasing the areas of the ports 17 and 18, by virtueof which the rate of flow is increased, until the difference of pressures in the chambers 16 and 26 again maintains the D valve in its normal position of equilibrium.

In Fig. 6 the auxiliary chamber 13 is shown provided with a piston instead of the diaphragm 40 and its counterweight 41. The piston 70 is secured to the valve -rod 42,

and a btnnet 71 for said chamber 13 has formed therewith the barrel 72 for the piston 70. i

Having described the invention there 1s claimed 1. The combination in a fluid low controller cfa casing having an inlet chamber, an intermediate chamber and an outlet chamber, an adjustable valve controlling the area of the ,entranceto said outlet chamber, a throttling valve between the inlet chamber and the intermediate chamber, a controlling valve actuated by the differences of pressures inthe outlet chamber and intermediate chamber, a valve chamber for the latter valve, a conduit for a source of hydraulic pressure `connected to the latter valve chamber, a conduit leading from the latter chamber to the under side of the throttling valve, and means to drain said latter valve chamber. v

2. In an apparatus the combination of a casing havingan inlet chamber, an intermediate chambenand an outlet chamber, an

adjustable valve controlling the entrance to the outlet chamber, a throttling valve in the path of the fluid between the inlet chamber and the intermediate chamber, an auxiliary chamber connected up with the apparatus, a

dia hragm in the auxiliary cham er, a contro ing valve having ports in connection with the diaphragm, a valve chamber for the controllin valve, a piston end connected to the thrott ingy valve, a cylinder for said piston end, a conduit connecting the valve chamber of the controlling valve with the space under the piston of the throttling valve, a conduit for hydraulic pressure connected to the chamber of the controlling valve, and a drain pipe leadin from the latterchamber, the ports in t e controllin valve chamber located, so that they are a covered by the controllingy valve when the latter is maintained in its normal position, and that the hydraulic pressure is communicated to the piston end of the throttling valve in one position of the controlling valve, and that the drainlpipe connects with said piston end of the throttling valve in another position of the controlling valve.

3. The combination in an apparatus for automatically controllingthe rate of How of a liquid, of a casing having an inlet chamber, an intermediate chamber and an outlet chamber, an adjustable valve at the entrance to the outlet chamber, an'auxiliary chamber, a

diaphragm in the auxiliary chamber dividing chamber to bring pressure under the. throt-v tling valve. l

4. The combination in an apparatus for automatically controlling the rate .of flow of a liquid, of a casing having an inlet chamber, an mtermediate chamber and anA outlet chamber, an adjustable valve for the en` trance to the outlet' chamber, -an auxiliary chamber connected with the apparatus, a movable element dividing the auxiliary chamber into two compartments, one of said compartments in connection with the Huid after passing through the orifice leadingto the outlet chamber, and the other compartment in connection with the Huid beforey passing throu h said 'oriiice, a counter- Weightv contro lng valve controlled by the saidmovable element, a-valve chamber for the latterrvalve, a source of pressure connected with the latter chamber, and a conduit extending from said chamber to bring said pressure under thev throttling valve.

5. The combination in, an apparatus for automatically controlling the rate of flow of a liquid, of a casing having an ,inlet chamber, an intermediate chamberl and an outlet chamber, an adjustable valve at the entrance to the outlet chamber, an auxiliary chamber,

a diaphragm dividing the auxiliary chamber into two compartments, one of said com artments in connection with the outlet c amber, and the other compartment in connection with the intermedlate chamber, a con-- trolling valve having ports connected to the diaphragm, a counterweight on the diaphragm. to counterbalance the difference of pressures on the opposite sides of the diaphragm, a valve chamber for the controlling valve a throttling valve between the inlet chamber and the intermediate'cha'mber, a iston end for the throttling valve, a cylinder or said piston end, a conduit connecting the piston end and the .valve chamber of the controlling valve, a drain conduit leading from the latter chamber, and aI conduit for hydraulic pressure connected to the latter valve chamber.

Signed at Cincinnati in the county of Hamilton, State of Ohio, this 21st day of Septem- 

